Bottle and closure therefor



April 3,1928.

w. PERRY BOTTLE AND CLOSURE THEREFOR Filed Dec. 20, 1926 INVENTOR. M/lafl 6! Perry W ATT NEYS Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES- 1,664,755 PATENT OFFICE.

WILTONI-I. PERRY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE AND CLOSURE THEREFOR.

App1icati0nfi1ed December 20, 1926. Serial No. 155,786.

This invention relates to bottles for containing ink, mucilage and other adhesives. The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple construction and a novel 5 construction whereby ink and adhesives may be maintained against evaporation for long periods. It is well recognized that when ink is left in an inkwell for any appreciable time, evaporation takes place rapidly and the ink becomes heavy and gummyand will" not properly flow from a pen point or fountain pen. Furthermore, this evaporation constitutes a considerable factor of waste Similarly, when mucilage or other adhesives are left in bottles or wells without tight corks or stoppers, thev adhesive becomes heavy and pastelike and will not properly spread. 1 The present invention provides a bottle or well embodying a novel form of cover or closure andbeneath which the mouth of the bottle is formed to provide an annular channel adapted to contain water which may be introduced from time to time to insure a supply of water in the channel at all times. The cover may be provided on its under side with an'absorb ent pad which is adapted to be kept moist by the water in the channel or the pad may, in practice, be omitted and the moisture given off by the water permitted to permeate all portions of the well or bottle in such manner as to maintain a substantially saturated atmosphere which will preclude evaporation or drying up of the contents of the bottle or well;

in practically carrying out the invention, the bottle is provided with a somewhat larger neck than usual and this neck is formed with an'axial opening to permit aen or brush to be introduced into the bottle. About this opening is formed an annular channel, the outer peripheral wall of which is somewhat lower than the inner peripheralwall and into this channel water is adapted to be introduced. The difference of the bottle. The pad, however, is adapted to rest upon and form a closure for the open top of the water channel, so that the bottle may be carried about without danger of spilling the contents thereof. The brush is preferably formed with a handlehaving a plug at its base which is adapted to serve as a cork for the central opening of the cover.

' When employing the invention in conjunction with an ink bottle, the inner peripheral wall of the channel is preferably extended downwardly to substantially the base of the bottle to form a supplemental well and in this well a hollow sphere is adapted to be positioned to facilitate the charging of a pen with ink as will be hereinafter more fully explained.v

The cover employed on. the ink bottle preferably embodies a suitable cap permanently mounted on the bottle and having a central opening registering with the supplemental wall. lVith this cap is associated a hinged cover provided on its under side with a pad which forms a tight seal for the opening in the cap and also may be utilized as a pen wiper. The cap is also. preferably pro vided with an opening in its top juxtaposed with the water channel, 50 that water may be introduced into the channel without removing the cap. The pad on the cover is and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is acentral section of an ink bottle embodying the present invention; and,

Figure 2 is a like section of an adhesive bottle embodying the invention ina modified form. i

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bottle generally. Thisbottle-is, in practice, preferably made relatively shallow and is of'a type adapted to contain ink. The neck of the bottle is made somewhat largerthan usual and is provided interiorly with an annular channel 2 formed "between u'p-' standing cylinders 3 and 4 arranged coaxially of one another and with the bottle. It will be noted that the *wall lis somewhat higher than the wall 3, so that when the water is ponred intothe channel, the water will n'otiflowfinto the bottle if too much water is introduced, but will merely overflow :the wall 3 and flow down and over the outside of the' bottle. The wall 1 is extended downwardly beyond the base 5 of the channel as shown atr l tO'fOI'lHWltll'lIl'tllG confines of the'bottle a supplemental well. This wall 1 preferably terminates adjacent the bottom'of'the bottle, with suflicient clearance therefrom to permit ink to readily flow from the 1body: of the bottle into the-supplemental wel -'Positioned within the supplemental well is a buoyant member 6 preferably in the form of ahollow ballwhich, in practice, is adapted to float upon the ink after-the manner shown in full lines in Figure 1. The

float 6 is of such size that if downward pres-.

sure'is'suddenly applied to the float ink will be causedto spurt upwardly around the periphery of'the float and be deposited upon a pen point utilized to depress the float. Thus, when :a penis-dipped into the well, it engages the float and upon slight downward pressure of the float by the pen, the ink will be caused to "spurt as described and thus charge the'pen withoutaetually necessitat ing the clipping of the pen into the ink. I find this method of charging thevpen highly economical from the standpoint of ink consumed, and,.furthermore, the pen itself does not become overcharged with ink by this method, as it is-veryaptto' do if it is dipped too deeply.

Permanently secured to theneck of the bottle isa cap 7 providedwith a depending skirt 8,"which embraces the neck of the bottle and holds the cap in position 'and'having a top'plate 9 which, in practice, is preferably flat. The cap is provided with a central opening 10 which registers with the supplementalwelland with a further opening 11 overlying the channel 2.

Preferably pivoted to the cap 7'is a cover 12'having a hinged connection 13 with the cap and this cover may have a suitable knob or handle ll whereby it may be readily manipulated. lTheunder side of the cover carries a pad 15 of felt or other suitable absorbent material which, when the cover is closed, rests upon the flat top :of the cap and seals both of the openings 10 and 11. The

*cover 12 may conveniently be made of sheet metal and its edge flanged in as :shownto hold the-pad in place.

When the ink bottle is not in use, the

cover is closed as shown in Figure 1, and

the water contained in the channel will maintain a humid condition within the bottle which will preclude deterioration or upper edge of the wall 3, so that intheevent too .much water is introduced, it will exit throughthe overflow and not flow into the supplemental well.

In orderto permitpractically a total exhaustion oftheink from=the bottle,-the cen tralportion of the bottom is preferably depressed as shown at16, and the -float 6 may descend to the positionshown in dotted lines 7 in .Figure 1. topermit, the last bit of ink to be exhaustedhy the floatinthe manner described. Legs or an annular ring 17 are preferablyformed on the bottom ofthe bottle so that the bottle will sit solid on afdesk or other: support.

The structure .offFigure 2 is well adapted for useas a mucilagebottle. Here the sup plemental wellmay beincorporated, but it is not'essential. :The bottle-1 ofFigure 2 is .provided with thechannel 2 having an outer wall 3 andan inner walla. The cap a 1.2 is similar tothe cap 7 ofFigure 1, except thatthe hole 11 of the latter cap isnot required. Apad 15 of absorbentmaterial isiposit-ioned within the cap 12, which in this embodiment of removed from the'bottle and this pad is shapedtoxsit upon the upper edges of the walls 3.and 4-and forma'closure for the channel2. H p

The opening l0 in the capofFigure 2 is preferably formed by flanging the central portion of he cap=to-providea tapered opening, as shown Into this tapered opening uadapted tobe received atapered stop-per 18 preferably in theform of a padwof .felt or the. invention maybe readily other absorbent material. This stopper is vcarried by'thehandlelS) of-a brush 20 and the base of said handle is preferablyfianged as shown at-2l to keep the stopper "from being pressed tootightly into the opening .10. The flange about the opening in the center of the cap protects the pad '15 from coming into contact with the brush when said brush is inserted into or rlemove'dfrom said bottle.

In either. form of the invention which I have described, water in thechannel 2 serves to humidity the interior of the bottle. In

the construction of Figure 1, the top of the channel is opened and the moisture rising from the water inthe channel is allowed to circulate freely throughout the bottle.

1 ink.

In the construction of Figure 2, however, the moisture rising from the water in the channel is absorbed by the pad 15 which is thereby maintained at all times in a wet or damp condition and serves, in turn, to humidify the interior of the bottle. It will of course be understood that the bottles of the present invention may be made from any suitable material and this applies likewise to the covers and closures thereof. They may be manufactured economically and will function with high efiiciency in maintaining ink or adhesives without deterioration for long periods of time. v

The air vent 22 shown in Fig. 1 is to permit the escape of air from the body of the container when filling the container with Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bottle provided in the top of its neck i with an'annular channel adapted to contain water and surrounding the mouth of the bottle, a cap fitted on to the neck of the bottle and covering the top of said neck with that portion of the cap which overlies the neck spaced from the top of the neck and provided with an opening registering with the mouth of the bottle, a cover for said cap and adapted when in closed position to seal the opening in the cap, and a pad of absorbent material carried by the cover on the under side thereof.

2. Abottle provided in the top of the neck with a water-channel surrounding the mouth of the bottle and adapted to contain water, a cap fitted over the neck and provided with an opening juxtaposed with the mouth of the bottle, and an absorbent pad above the mouth of the bottle.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

- WILTON H. PERRY. 

